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Progrefs. In Summer they mull 

 have a large Share of Air, by open- 

 ing the Glafles of the Stoves ; and if 

 their Leaves are cover'd with Filth 

 (which the Plants in Stoves often 

 contract), they mould be carefully 

 warned with a Sponge ; otherwife the 

 Plants will not only appear unfight- 

 Jy, but it will retard their Growth. 



Thefe Plants ufually grow about 

 feven or eight Feet high; and as 

 they retain their Leaves throughout 

 the Year, they afford an agreeable 

 Variety amongft other Plants in the 

 Stove. 



SYCAMORE. Vide Acer ma- 

 jus. 



SYMPHYTUM, Comfrey. 

 The Ckaraclers are ; 



The Flower conjijis of one Leaf, 

 /hap'd like a Funnel, having an ob- 

 long Tube, but Jhatfd at the Top like 

 a Pitcher : out of the Flower-cup 

 ( which is deeply cut into flve long 

 narrow Segments ) rifes the Point al, 

 attended with four Embryoes, which 

 afterward become fo many Seeds, in 

 form fomewhat like the Head of a 

 Viper, and ripen in the Flower-cup. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Symphytum confolida major 

 faemina, flore albo, <vel pa Hide luteo. 

 EL B. P. The greater female Com- 

 frey, with a white or pale-yellow 

 Flower. 



2. Symphytum confolida major 

 nas, fore pur pur eo. C. B. P. The 

 greater male Comfrey, with a pur- 

 ple Flower. 



3. Symphytum majus, tuber of a 

 •adice. C. B. P. Greater Comfrey, 

 vith a tuberofe Root. 



4. Symphytum minus, tuber of a 

 adice. C.B.P. Smaller Comfrey, 

 nth. a tuberofe Root. 



5. Symphytum echii folio amp U- 

 ■e> radice rubra, fore luteo. Inf. R.H. 

 'omfrey wich a broad Vipers bu- 



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glofs-leaf, a red Root, and a yellow 

 Flower. 



6.Symphytum echii folio ampli- 

 ore, radice rubra, fore exalbido. lnft. 

 R. H. Comfrey with a broad Vipers- 

 buglofs-leaf, a red Root, and a white- 

 ilh Flower. 



7. Symphytum echii folio angu- 

 ftiore, radice rubra, flore luteo. Inf. 

 R. H. Comfrey with a narrow Vi- 

 pers-buglofs-leaf, a red Root, and a 

 yellow Flower. 



8. Symphytum Creticum, echii 

 folio angufiore, longij/imis villi's hor- 

 rido, flore croceo. Tourn. Cor. Candy 

 Comfrey, with a narrow Vipers- 

 buglofs-leaf, cover'd with very long 

 Hairs, and a faffron-colour'd Flow- 

 er. 



9. Symphytum Orient ale, echii 

 folio ampliore, longifflmis e villis hor- 

 rido, flore croceo. Tourn. Cor. Eaftern 

 Comfrey, with a broad Vipers - bu- 

 glofs-leaf, cover'd with long Hairs, 

 and a faffron-colour'd Flower. 



10. Symphytum Orient ale, echii 

 folio, flore albo tenuijfmo. Tourn. Cor. 

 Eaftern Comfrey, with a Vipers- 

 buglofs-leaf,and a very narrow white 

 Flower. 



11. Symphytum Orient ale, echii 

 folio minore, flore nunc albo, nunc fla- 

 <vefcente. Tourn. Cor. Eaftern Com- 

 frey, with afmaller Vipers buglofs- 

 leaf, and a Flower fometimes white, 

 and at other times of a yellowifh Co- 

 lour. 



12. Symphytum Orient ale, olea> 

 folio ar gent eo, flore fawefcente. Tourn. 

 Cor. Eaftern Comfrey, with a fil- 

 my Olive-leaf, and a yellowiih. 

 Flower. 



13. Symphytum Orient ale an- 

 gufifolium, fore cceruleo. Tourn. Cor. 

 Eaftern Comfrey, with a narrow 

 Leaf, and a blue Flower. 



14. Symphytum Conftantinopoli- 

 tanum, boraginis folio iff facie, flore 



4 Q_ albo. 



